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600 Troops Join NATO-Serbia First Joint Drill in 30 Years

5/13/2026

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NATO and Serbia hold first joint drill in less than 30 years since the 1999 Belgrade bombing, an exercise near Bujanovac that will end on May 23.
About 600 troops from Serbia, Italy, Romania and Turkiye take part, with planners and observers from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The drill, under NATO’s Partnership for Peace programme, is presented as preserving Balkan peace while respecting Serbia’s military neutrality.

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NATO and Serbia hold first joint drill in less than 30 years since the 1999 Belgrade bombing, an exercise near Bujanovac that will end on May 23.
About 600 troops from Serbia, Italy, Romania and Turkiye take part, with planners and observers from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The drill, under NATO’s Partnership for Peace programme, is presented as preserving Balkan peace while respecting Serbia’s military neutrality.